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beam diameter

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beam diameter [′bēm dī‚am·əd·ər]
(optics)
The distance between points on opposite sides of a light beam at which the power per unit area drops to 1/e(0.37) times its maximum value.


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Floodlighting RLLD commercial exterior floodlights feature superior beam adjustment controls that can precisely control beam diameter and directional placement.
Power mode" is when the beam diameter is less than the defining aperture of the TSI instrument (or NIST irradiance standard); "irradiance mode" is when the input beam diameter is greater than the diameter of the defining aperture.
 
 
 
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